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Episodes

159: Is the party over for Boris?

The No10 garden party, freedom after Covid, the lab-leak theory and how wokeness became a parody of itself… Tom Slater, Fraser Myers and Ella Whelan discuss. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Sponsored by Wondrium: https://wondrium.com/spiked...

Jan 14, 202237 minEp. 159

158: Novak Djokovic and the war on the unvaccinated

Australia’s Covid hysteria, the Capitol riot, Big Tech censorship and Colston Four… Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Donate to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/...

Jan 07, 202236 minEp. 158

157: Covid, culture wars and COP – looking back on 2021

Tom, Fraser and Ella discuss another maddening year. Have we reached peak woke? Will COP go down in history as a flop? Will the pandemic ever end? The team discusses all this and more in this special extended episode. Please dig deep for spiked this Christmas and donate: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Sponsored by: Wondrium https://wondrium.com/spiked

Dec 17, 202148 minEp. 157

156: The week Boris crumbled

GB News’ Inaya Folarin Iman joins Fraser and Ella to discuss the Downing St Christmas party scandal, the Afghanistan catastrophe, and Hillary Clinton’s boundless entitlement. Please dig deep for spiked this Christmas and donate: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate/ Get tickets for our event with David Starkey and Brendan O’Neill: https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/12/06/get-tickets-for-our-event-with-david-starkey-and-brendan-oneill/...

Dec 10, 202132 minEp. 156

155: Another cancelled Christmas?

Omicron restrictions, Chinese censorship and the woke war on Christmas – Charlie Peters joins Fraser Myers and Ella Whelan to discuss. Become a spiked supporter and claim your free ticket to our live event with David Starkey and Brendan O’Neill: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/...

Dec 03, 202134 minEp. 155

154: Europe’s new authoritarianism

Compulsory vaccination, the hounding of JK Rowling, the cricket racism scandal and the cancellation of an ISIS survivor… Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Related articles: Fraser Myers: Austria is leading Europe down a dark path https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/11/24/austria-is-leading-europe-down-a-d...

Nov 26, 202136 minEp. 154

153: After Liverpool: the deafening silence over terrorism

The Liverpool bombing, the media’s culture war on Kyle Rittenhouse and more… Tom Slater, Fraser Myers and Ella Whelan discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/...

Nov 19, 202131 minEp. 153

152: Is it time to move on from Covid?

Covid fear-mongering, Tory sleaze and Megxit… Tom, Fraser and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/...

Nov 12, 202137 minEp. 152

151: COP26 and the green war on democracy

Climate change, the parents’ revolt in Virginia, and the cancellation of Terry Gilliam… Tom, Fraser and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Related articles: Tom Slater: Environmentalism cannot survive democracy https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/11/04/environmentalism-cannot-survive-democracy/ Fraser Myers: The parents’ ...

Nov 05, 202134 minEp. 151

150: So now the left cares about Big Tech censorship?

Novara Media’s brush with censorship, Rishi Sunak’s delusional budget, and green rationing -- Tom, Fraser and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Sponsored by: Wondrium: https://wondrium.com/spiked ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked Related articles: Tom Slater: Novara Media and the left’s tragic turn against f...

Oct 29, 202135 minEp. 150

149: David Amess and the rise of Islamist denialism

Islamist terror, Covid restrictions, COP26 and Dave Chappelle… Tom, Fraser and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Related articles: Tom Slater: Nasty tweets did not kill David Amess https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/17/nasty-tweets-did-not-kill-david-amess/ David Livermore: There is no case for new Covid restrictions...

Oct 22, 202140 minEp. 149

148: The persecution of Kathleen Stock

Campus censorship, parliament’s Covid report, and green madness… Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Related articles: Tom Slater: Academic freedom or mob rule? Time to pick a side https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/08/academic-freedom-or-mob-rule-time-to-pick-a-side/ Tom Slater: Liberty after lockdown ...

Oct 15, 202133 minEp. 148

147: Build back bluster

The Tory Party conference, the Facebook outage, Insulate Britain and rainbow crossings… Tom, Fraser and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Related articles: Brendan O’Neill: We need to hear less from Carrie Antoinette https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/06/we-need-to-hear-less-from-carrie-antoinette/ Andrew Orlowski: T...

Oct 08, 202136 minEp. 147

146: The slow, painful death of Labour

Keir Starmer, Sarah Everard and white privilege… Tom, Fraser and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by: Wondrium: https://wondrium.com/spiked Issuu: Visit https://issuu.com/podcast and use the promo code SPIKED to get 50% off a premium account Related articles: Tom Slater: Someone please put Labour out of its misery https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/29/someone-please-put-labou...

Oct 01, 202129 minEp. 146

145: Welcome to blackout Britain

The energy crisis, Keir Starmer’s pamphlet, and the smearing of Kemi Badenoch. Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Get tickets to the Battle of Ideas: https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/battle-ideas-2021-tickets/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support... Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked Related articles: Rob Lyons: Our eco-obsessed government is sleepwalking into an energy crisis https://www.sp...

Sep 24, 202133 minEp. 145

144: What is Boris Johnson for?

The reshuffle, Insulate Britain, Emma Raducanu and the Met Gala — Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Get your tickets to next week’s live event with Brendan O’Neill and Julia Hartley-Brewer: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-world-gone-mad-with-brendan-oneill-and-julia-hartley-brewer-tickets-169866654737 Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: Fraser Myers: a cabinet of deadwood https://www.spiked...

Sep 17, 202129 minEp. 144

143: The shadow of 9/11

9/11, social care, Marc Bola and the Wi Spa controversy. Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter and claim your free ticket to our upcoming live event with Brendan O’Neill and Julia Hartley-Brewer: https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/07/julia-hartley-brewer-and-brendan-oneill-live-and-in-conversation/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by Issuu: Visit https://issuu.com/podcast and use the promo code SPIKED to get 50% off a premium account Relat...

Sep 10, 202141 minEp. 143

142: Why vaccine passports are a terrible idea

Vaccine passports, woke homophobia, NHS diversity managers, and Geronimo. Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support... Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by Wondrium: https://www.wondrium.com/spiked Related articles: Paddy Hannam: The pointlessness of vaccine passports https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/02/the-pointlessness-of-vaccine-passports/ Brendan O’Neill: Woke homophobia https://www.spiked-online.com...

Sep 03, 202134 minEp. 142

141: Extinction Rebellion: a revolt against the people

The XR protests, rainbow police cars, the Nirvana baby, and ‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea’. Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support... Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked...

Aug 27, 202136 minEp. 141

140: Afghanistan: a disaster made in the West

The fall of Kabul, the ‘incel’ phenomenon, the crackdown on private speech, and Lily Cole’s Taliban chic. Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/support... Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by Issuu: Visit https://issuu.com/podcast and use the promo code SPIKED to get 50% off a premium account Related articles: Brendan O’Neill: This is worse than Saigon https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/16/this-is-worse-that-s...

Aug 20, 202139 minEp. 140

139: The myth of the climate ‘apocalypse’

Climate-change alarmism, Kate Clanchy and the new book-burners, and Geronimo the alpaca -- Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: Brendan O’Neill: Apocalypse porn https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/10/apocalypse-porn/ Fraser Myers: The climate class war https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/10/the-climate-class-war/ Joanna Williams: Kate Clanchy: no one is s...

Aug 13, 202135 minEp. 139

138: The Oppression Olympics

Identity politics in sport, sex offenders in women’s hospital wards, and the hounding of a pro-Brexit trade unionist -- Fraser, Tom and Ella discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by Wondrium: https://wondrium.com/spiked Related articles: Mick Hume: The culture war over the ‘Olympic Spirit’ https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/08/05/the-culture-war-over-the-olympic-spirit/ Ella Whelan: Why a...

Aug 06, 202134 minEp. 138

137: The Covid apocalypse that wasn’t

The end of lockdown, climate alarmism and Simone Biles quits the Olympics. Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: Fraser Myers: A carnival of irrationality https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/26/a-carnival-of-irrationality/ David Paton: How did the experts get ‘Freedom Day’ so wrong? https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/27/how-did-th...

Jul 30, 202135 minEp. 137

136: The tyranny of vaccine passports

The ‘pingdemic’, Dominic Cummings and Tory authoritarianism. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Sponsored by: Wondrium: https://wondrium.com/spiked ExpressVPN: https://www.expressvpn.com/spiked Related articles: Tom Slater: Up the vaccines, down with vaccine passports https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/20/up-the-vaccines-down-with-vaccine-passports/ Ella Whelan: Women don’t need protection from catcal...

Jul 23, 202138 minEp. 136

135: The great football racism panic

The smearing of England fans, the flip-flopping over Freedom Day, and the snobbery over salty food. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: Brendan O’Neill: Marcus Rashford and the hysteria about racism https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/16/marcus-rashford-and-the-hysteria-about-racism/ Tom Slater: What they really mean when they say ‘dog ...

Jul 16, 202133 minEp. 135

134: Fear, loathing and Freedom Day

The great unmasking, critical race theory in schools, and PC blasphemy. Tom, Ella and Fraser discuss. The spiked podcast is now available on video. Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/UIIoUIVv0f4 Subscribe to spiked’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/spiked Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sponsored by Wondrium: https://wondrium.com/spiked...

Jul 09, 202131 minEp. 134

133: Labour’s pork-barrel multiculturalism

Brendan O’Neill, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss the explosive fallout from the Batley and Spen by-election, Labour’s toxic identity politics and the cowardice of the Conservative Party. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Visit the spiked shop: https://www.spiked-online.com/shop/ Related articles: https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/02/labours-pyrrhic-victory/ https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/02/batley-and-spen-a-divided-left-a-complacent-right/...

Jul 02, 202119 minEp. 133

132: The myth of white privilege

Brendan O’Neill, Tom Slater and Tim Black discuss the education report, the Batley and Spen by-election, the cancellation of Jess de Wahls, and the Brexit anniversary. Sponsored by: ExpressVPN: http://expressvpn.com/spiked

Jun 25, 202137 minEp. 132

131: Our neverending lockdown

The Freedom Day delay, the GB News boycott, and the crisis in the media. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/ Sign up to our newsletters: https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/

Jun 18, 202136 minEp. 131

130: Why they are right to boo

Taking the knee, Maya Forstater and Freedom Day. Tom Slater, Ella Whelan and Fraser Myers discuss. Become a spiked supporter: https://www.spiked-online.com/supporters/

Jun 11, 202130 minEp. 130
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